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Video Advertising Planning & Sales - R-Channel Business Department, Entertainment Contents Business(C&M)

Rakuten

Rakuten

Marketing & Communications, Sales & Business Development
Tokyo, Japan
Posted on May 21, 2025

Job Description:

Business Overview

The Commerce & Marketing Company operates a variety of businesses, including e-commerce businesses, content-related businesses and sports-related businesses.

Department Overview

We operate R Channel, Rakuten Group's new video streaming platform. We are seeking an Advertising Product Planning & Sales Promotion Specialist for our industry-leading video streaming service, which offers over 50 channels of news, dramas, anime, variety shows, and more, all for free. As an advertising planning and sales representative on the media side, you will be responsible for platform monetization, working in collaboration with departments within Rakuten that handle general advertising sales.

Position:

Position Details

This is a sales position (potential manager candidate) responsible for video ad planning and sales promotion, representing Rakuten's video streaming business (media side).

Specifically, we envision the following roles:

1.Video advertising product planning for Rakuten's video streaming media (e.g., targeting products utilizing Rakuten data, advertising products pursuing synergy with Rakuten Ichiba, etc.).

2.Collaborating with Rakuten's advertising promotion team to promote video ad inventory and conduct advertising effectiveness measurement reporting, etc., directly to advertisers (brands, etc.) or to advertising agencies.

3.Proposing video content planning and acquisition from an advertising sales perspective (e.g., content planning targeting a specific advertiser).

4.Promoting partnerships for the advertising business with internal and external advertising technology partners.

Mandatory Qualifications:

- Minimum of 5 years of experience in planning and sales promotion at an advertising agency or similar.

- Minimum of 5 years of sales experience in digital media.

- Ability to work proactively, adapt quickly, and be flexible, as this role involves working with various departments.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience in video advertising planning and sales promotion.

Others Information:
Additional information on Location

Futakotamagawa

Additional information on English Qualification

TOEIC score of 800 or higher (or proof of equivalent English proficiency through other certifications, or a degree from a university in an English-speaking country).

Proof of qualification is required by the time of the job offer.

If you do not have a score or proof of qualification, we will provide you with information about a company-administered TOEIC IP test during the selection process.

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Languages:

Japanese (Overall)